The Electorette Podcast
The Electorette is one of the longest running feminist podcasts, and offers analyses and solutions to the world's biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women. Hosted by Jennifer Taylor-Skinner, The Electorette regularly features award-winning authors, politicians, academics, activists, and organizers like the founder of Mom's Demand Action, Shannon Watts, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and author and MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Fellow, Nicole Fleetwood. The Electorette is independently owned and operated—please support us by subscribing to the podcast on your favorite platform!
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Roe vs. Wade, the Midterms, and Where We Go Fro...
Jamia Wilson and Kate Kelly, hosts of the Ordinary Equality Podcast, join me to discuss the repeal of Roe v Wade, how the repeal with impact the upcoming midterms, and we try to answer the question, "Where do we go from here?"
40 min
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Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twe...
Professor and author, Patricia A. Turner discusses her latest book, Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century, which explores the rumors, legends, and conspiracy theories that plagued President Barack Obama and his family throughout his presidency.
44 min
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BONUS MIDTERMS EPISODE: Energizing Democratic V...
BONUS MIDTERMS EPISODE: Energizing Democratic Voters Abroad with Candice Kerestan
18 min
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Exploring the Economic Cost of the Pandemic for...
The president and CEO of Women's World Banking, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, discusses how women globally disproportionately bore the economic cost of the pandemic, and how for many women, the concept of microfinance has been an economic lifeline, especially for many women in developing countries.
27 min
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Defending Democracy In Our Courts with Skye Per...
Skye Perryman, the president and CEO of Democracy Forward, discusses their current and past legal cases, including challenges to abortion bans, censorship, as well as investigating the spread of misinformation by right wing media.
27 min
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The Battle for State Legislative Power with Gab...
What will it take for Democrats to compete at the state legislative level, and wrest power back from conservatives: a conversation with Gaby Goldstein of Sister District and Shaniqua McClendon from Crooked Media
44 min
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The Supreme Court's Continued Assault on Democr...
Meagan Hatcher-Mays, the director of democracy policy at Indivisible, discusses the recent controversial decisions from the Supreme Court, and provides an analysis for forthcoming cases.
40 min
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Examining the Near Impossible Hurdles to Aborti...
Kate Dineen shares her nightmarish journey to access a later term abortion, following a devastating fetal diagnosis.
40 min
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Title IX Overhaul Under the Biden Administratio...
Author, and Civil Rights Lawyer Alexandra Brodsky discusses the history of Title IX — from changes under the Obama administration, to the law's gutting under Betsy Devos, and what we can expect with forthcoming changes to Title IX under the Biden administration
38 min
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Activist, Organizer, and CEO of New Georgia Pro...
Nsé Ufot, the CEO of New Georgia Project, an organization that has changed the political landscape in Georgia, discusses the current state of politics in Georgia.
28 min
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How Political Races Change When Two Women Compe...
Amanda Hunter, the Executive Director of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, discusses their new research which explores how political races change when two women compete.
36 min
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Can State Legislatures Protect Us from the End ...
Lala Wu, the Executive Director of the Sister District Project, discusses the Supreme Court opinion leak which revealed that conservative justices were planning to overturn Roe v Wade, thus making abortion illegal.
40 min
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One Year Since the Atlanta Spa Shooting: What H...
One year ago, last spring, six Asian-American women were murdered at an Atlanta Spa during one of many vicious attacks against members of the AAPI community in recent history. Run AAPI Executive Director Linh Nguyen discusses what has and has not changed for members of the AAPI community.
32 min
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Who Will Hold Facebook Accountable for Disinfor...
Tatenda Musapatike, the Founder and CEO of the Voter Formation Project, discusses how social media companies, like Facebook, proliferate, and profit from political disinformation.
31 min
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My Old Kentucky Home: The racist history behind...
Emily Bingham, a historian and Louisville-native discusses the troubling history behind the Kentucky State Anthem "My Old Kentucky Home"
31 min
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Diversity in Government Representation, and Rep...
Lala Wu, the Executive Director of the Sister District Project, discusses the impact and importance of having diverse representation at all levels of government.
26 min
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Will Women Break Through to the Governor's Offi...
Amanda Hunter, the Executive Director of the The Barbara Lee Family Foundation, discusses the challenges women face in gubernatorial races
23 min
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Recruiting Military Veterans & National Service...
Should more military veterans and national service leaders run for office? A conversation with Emily Cherniack, the Founder and Executive Director of New Politics
19 min
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The Race to Save Democracy with Amanda Litman o...
Amanda Litman, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director discusses what's at stake for the upcoming midterms
21 min
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The Cancer Moonshot Initiative with Healthcare ...
Healthcare activist, and cancer survivor, Laura Packard discusses the details of President Biden's Cancer Moonshot Initiative
18 min
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Supreme Court Nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson wi...
A breakdown of the historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court with Meagan Hatcher-Mays of Indivisible
34 min
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The Bond King, with NPR's Mary Childs
Financial Journalist and co-host for NPR’s Planet Money podcast, Mary Childs, discusses her new book, "The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All."
34 min
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What the Progressive Caucus Gets Wrong About Ru...
Russia/Ukraine expert, Kimberly St Julian-Varnon, breaks down and corrects recent talking points on America's response to Russia's aggression.
33 min
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Intergenerational Poverty and the Pandemic, wit...
The economic fallout following the pandemic will affect certain segments of the population harder than others; Alison Moore, the CEO of Comic Relief US, and Fardosa Hussein, a documentary photographer, and a member of Comic Relief's Youth Advisory Council, join me to discuss the impact of the pandemic on intergenerational poverty, and what steps we need to take to address it.
37 min
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So, What Happened in Virginia? Political Strate...
Political Strategist Atima Omara breaks down what went wrong for Democrats in the recent local elections in Virginia, including the gubernatorial race.
41 min